The coronavirus has (had) a major impact on our economies. Especially the entertainment business (e.g., bars, clubs, theatres) and its suppliers are hit hard. A traditional bankruptcy was the well-known answer, but there is a new hope for companies with fruitful activities.

Few days ago, the "Cinema Law" was approved by the Portuguese Parliament, which determines the application of a 1% fee on the billing of on-demand streaming services, such as Netflix, Disney + or HBO, as well as platforms sharing videos like YouTube.

The COVID-19 has ushered in unprecedented times for our country and our global community. Certainly, the pandemic is impacting the way M&A transactions are looked at, papered, implemented, and even priced.

The poet Rainer Maria Rilke was born in 1875 in Prague, studied in Germany, was impressed by Russia, lived in Paris, where he worked with Auguste Rodin, moved to Trieste, then moved back to Germany and, finally, , settled in Switzerland.

He influenced authors of the following generations, such as the Spanish Enrique Vila-Matas, born in Barcelona, ​​in 1948, who maintained an intense performance as a journalist, but was notable as a writer - above all a fiction writer.

With the travel and tourism industry still hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic and no vaccine or treatment on the immediate horizon, the pace of deals in the hotel space has slowed in recent months. Adding to the situation are unknowns about the outcome of the U.S. elections in November.

The debate about the club-company is not new: it has been on the agenda since the advent of the 1988 Constitution and has had repercussions, to a greater or lesser extent, with each club crisis or when sports laws are introduced.

If the idea of working from home was a utopia for many workers, 2020 has made this a reality. And, what at the beginning of the year seemed temporary, now seems to become more recurrent and, for many, even definitive.

However, working from home is not as good as so many imagined. It has advantages, but the lack of personal contact, routines, leaving the house or even the absence of controlled schedules, makes many suffer more for being at home than in traditional workplaces.

We observe a trend to extensive (over-)regulation of corporate activity, increased application and enforcement of legal provisions as well as fines for compliance violations, some of which threaten the very existence of companies. As a result of these trends, legal issues are becoming a key concern for the management of companies. Due to the ever-increasing regulatory reach, companies and their management are confronted with a creeping juridification of business decisions, organisation and processes. The associated problems for companies are multifaceted and complex.

In recent years, the number of hotels in Portugal that indicate on their websites, or on booking websites, that children are prohibited, is increasing. They promise little paradises to take a vacation, where you would not hear screaming children, whimpers and tantrums.

If you are not traveling with children, it looks perfect. If you are traveling with children, it is a reason to be jealous or mad because you can't stay in that hotel.

However, is it legal?

There was one thing that was certain on Portuguese television. Every week there would be a big discussion on at least one of the many weekly sport debate programs about football games.

Football should not be treated, in Brazil, just as a game. On the left or on the right, it doesn't matter, the contempt (or prejudice) for the activity that attracts, to a greater or lesser extent, approximately 140 million Brazilians and 4.5 billion Earthlings, is unacceptable.

The authorities responsible for the region of Azores, a Portuguese archipelago, imposed a mandatory quarantine of 14 days on arrival in the region, unlike the rest of the country where there is no mandatory quarantine. This region has been spared in this pandemic, with a very small number of cases - only 179 cases since the beginning of the pandemic, 144 recovered and 16 dead.

The COVID-19 virus has ushered in unprecedented and challenging times for our country and our global community. Apart from these personal and social consequences, of course, the economic downturn is very real and upon us.